Rolfe Promotion Club Discusses State Highway Plan
The Rolfe Promotion club met at the Central States Electric Co office with Carl J. White as chairman. Morris W. Webb led talks on a state highway running through Rolfe, and Mayor John H. Brinkman outlined council efforts to secure funding. Members heard travel reports from Miss Margaret Pollock and C B Bowen about Biloxi and the sunny south.
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Rolfe Promotion Club
Central States Electric. Co
Carl J. White
G. A. Everson
Rolfe
Morris W. Webb
John H. Brinkman
Minutemen
C. W. Siefkin
Margaret Pollock
C. B. Bowen
Biloxi
Miss
Charles B. Bowen
M. W. Webb
Seed Corn Committee
Trade Extension Committee
N. J. Bixler
Missionary Women Meet for Japan Study and Travel Talk
The Rolfe Presbyterian missionary society met at Mrs. Arthur Vaughn's home with hostesses Mrs. Arlo Ives Mrs. J O Hosier Mrs. Lawrence Hansen and Mrs. Will Howland. Devotions led by Mrs J L Moore followed by a study on Japan led by Mrs C J Medisor focusing on American born Japanese integration. Charlotte Thornton read Japanese music from Etude and discussed western influence on Japanese music. Mrs C B Bowen shared a Rio Grande valley travelogue and Natchez plantation open house notes. Delegates elected for Presbyterian meeting were Mrs H A Sinning and Mrs C L Gunderson. Lunch was provided by the hostesses and the next meeting is May 19 at Mrs N G Lokerse.
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The
Missionary Society of the
Rolfe Presbyterian Church
Arthur Vaughn
Arlo Ives
J. O. Hosier
Lawrence Hansen
Will Howland
Japan
J.L. Moore
C. J. Mderisor
Charlotte Thornton
Etude
C. B. Bowen
South
C. L. Gunderson
N. G. Lokerse
Rolfe Stores Extend Wednesday Evening Hours
Rolfe stores will continue Wednesday evening hours after the holidays to aid the farm trade during their busy season. If weather allows, farmers can trade in Rolfe on Wednesday evenings, providing extra time in midweek for shopping.
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Rolfe
Northwestern pays taxes on its Illinois railway operations
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway paid 1936 taxes totaling $844,086.17 in Iowa. Pocahontas County received $14,591.42 with state $1,592.51, county $6,018.42, school $6,399.42, township $17.95, and city $568.12. The first installment was paid in March.
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Chicago Et . Railway
Towa
R.A. Miller
Pocahontas County
Rolfe Luther League to entertain Northwest Leaguers
The Naing Luther League will entertain leagues of the northwest Olson of Rutland will be the speakers. Meetings are set for 11 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon. All Luther leagues are urged to attend. The 3d United States infantry is the oldest regiment in the United States army.
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Naing Luther League
Northwest
Rutland
3D United States Infantry
United States Army
Committee of Five seeks paved Rolfe highway
A five member team L R Davidson M W Webb Randall Melson Mayor J H Brinkman and H C Wiegman traveled to Ames and Des Moines Tuesday to push pavement for primary No 44 through Rolfe They met with the highway commission engineer Gearhart Cedar Rapids and sought backing from Carlton D Beh and Representative Jens Thompson The group returned enthusiastic and hopeful for paving a few blocks by fall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Davidson
M. W. Webb
Randall Melson
J. H. Brinkman
H. C. Wiegman
Ames
Des Moines
Highway Commission
Rolfe
Highway ‘Commission
Slim Davidson
Commission
Engineer Gearhart
Cedar Rapids
Carlton D. Beh
Jens Thompson
Kraschel
Freakish Weather Ties Up Northwest Iowa Highways
Rain started Friday evening and persisted through Saturday with light drizzle, switching to snow Sunday morning. Eight foot drifts blocked roads from Primghar to Laurens area as snowplows and snow removal crews shift west. Wires down, transport stalled, residents report widespread travel disruption amid stormy conditions.
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Laurens
State Line
D. C. Kent
Cherokee
Frank Shimon Jr
Sioux City
Lee Ahdesgrina
Varina
Primghar
Northwest
Iowa
Northwestern Railway
Here
Epworth League Holds May Election and Anniversary Service
Epworth league members vote May 2 for next year’s officers and department chairs. May 9 marks the league’s 48th anniversary with a candle light service led by W. W. Harris and speakers from several leagues. May 10 features the final subdistrict rally at Bradgate or Fort Dodge.
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Epworth League
League
Mary Beth Brinkman
Leon Chapman
National
Anita Miller
W. W. Harris
Pocahontas
Bradgate
Fort Dodge
Extension circular 234 on hybrid corn widely distributed
More than 5000 copies of Extension Circular 234 The Story of Hybrid Corn have been circulated with a further 15000 copies available. Readers may request a free copy from the Extension Service at Iowa State College Ames Iowa. Soilsmen at Town State College stress soil liming and seed inoculation as essential for legume crops and note spillover yields in subsequent crops like oats or corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Town State College
Methodist Subdistrict Institute Program Highlights
A detailed agenda for the Methodist Subdistrict Institute held on Wednesday in Rolfe. Devotions open at 2:00 led by Rev. Tompkins with chalk talks on Evangelism. Sessions cover youth and adult education, a 4-H and Farm Bureau symposium, and cooperative meals, closing with a meditation and final address by N A Price. Attendees include Fort Dodge Humboldt Bradgate Rutland Pocahontas Varina Gilmore and Rolfe.
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Methodist Church
Rolfe
Rev. Tompkins
Fremont
Tompkins
W. M. Hubbard
W. N. Baker
Intermediate League
M. Hotchkiss
Farm Bureau
P.T. A. Or
Fremont Falls
C. W. Tompkins
State Liquor Store Room Enlarged at Rolfe
The state liquor commission contracted T. D. Jones to extend store No. 104 at Rolfe by 16 feet from the Pevigal tailor shop. The enlarged space will improve convenience for staff and customers while maintaining low overhead and strong profits among the state stores.
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The
State Liquor Commission
T. D. Jones
Rolfe
Algona
Emmetsburg
Spencer
Storm Lake
Rockwell City
Fonda
Fort Dodge
Eagle Grove
Rolfe High School Students Sponsor Successful Dance
Rolfe high school students held a lively dance at the Pla-Mar ballroom last Friday. With no orchestra available an enthusiastic parent arranged a Victorola system from the Richards for music. Guests included Miss McNee, Miss Phares, Mr Brandes, Mr Evans, and Mrs Maude Ives. The event ended smoothly with curfew observed and plans for another dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe High School
Pla-Mar
Richards
McNee
Phares
Brandes and
Evans
Maude Ives
Rolfe Local News Items Highlight Community Happenings
Mrs. Ben Pike recovers from a lengthy illness. Henry Anderson and Bill Garner attended Marathon Monday matters. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brewster visited. E E Brewster’s son and daughter-in-law hosted relatives in Laurens. The Nicosons attended a school custodians meeting in Eagle Grove. Green family and Learned family dined with Torkelson family in Bade. Darlene Moen, student in Des Moines, returned home sick with septic throat. Fae Fisher returned from Sioux City to help her ill mother.
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Ben Pike
Henry Anderson
Bill Garner
Marathon
Albert Brewster
E. E. Brewster
Laurens
C. BE. Nicoson
Eagle Grove
Ray Green
Ann
Lisabeth
L. C. Learned
Harry
T. B. Torkelson
Bade
Darlene Moen
A. I. of B
Des Moines
Fae Fisher
Business College
Sioux City
Earl Fisher
Paving No 10 Start Delayed By Damp Weather
The paving work on primary No 10 was to start Monday but damp conditions halted plans. About 150 Pocahontas registrants were told to report last Friday, with machinery on site and crews ready. Detours via Rolfe and the highway east of Havelock remain in place while work awaits better weather.
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Pocahontas
Lizard Creek Bridge
Six-Mile Corner
Rolfe
Havelock
Project Women Lead Rural Coop to Higher Living
The article highlights farm women organizing through project work to improve nutrition education leadership and community spirit. It notes husbands noticing value in diet, iodine awareness, and efficient cooking, while emphasizing cooperation among farm women to raise education morals and rural standards.
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Project
Rolfe Speller Wins County And Faces State Round
Miss Marie White of Pocahontas County earned the county title March 31 by spelling prior correctly. The 1937 Des Moines state spelling contest drew 104 spellers from all counties and five large cities, with White knocked out on holocaust during the oral round before the broadcast.
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Marie White
Phyllis Cutler
M. D. Anderson
Des Moines
Pocahontas County
Lorraine Mart
Younker
Miss White
Home Economics Exhibit Promises Freshman and Advanced Work
Freshman and advanced home making girls invite the community to an exhibit in the laboratory on the first floor after the grade operetta. The display covers all vocational work, with a new kitchen area featuring a food display. Cakes cookies and cherry pies will be sold. A teatime style revue between operetta acts features Sally Webb and John Wiegman as chief spokesmen.
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Sally Webb
John Wiegman
Fire’s fury on Iowa prairies in the seventies
The article recalls epic prairie fires that swept between the Des Moines and Little Sioux rivers as grass grew two to five feet high. It describes how winds from the south fueled flames that rose six to twelve feet, the danger posed by tumbleweeds, and the helplessness of settlers who could only save their holdings and aid neighbors.
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Prometheus
Heaven
Zoroaster
India
David Copperfield
Mr. Micawber
Iowa
Des Moines
Little Sioux
U. S
Etheridge
Etheridge B. Fish
R. B
Palo Alto
Joe
Karen Mulroney
O. F. Avery
Henry Jarvis
Mason Bros
Fort Dodge
Pilot Grove
John Heald
Ilinois
Pomeroy
Spiritlake
Okoboji
Minnesota
Garfield Township Farm Bureau Meeting Highlights and Skit
Garfield township Farm Bureau members and friends gathered at Mr and Mrs John Nelsons home for an April meeting. A A Brinkman led the business session with reports from the 4-H clubs and discussions on REA, soil tests, and cancer prevention. The program featured community singing, a skit Farm Bureau Tor ic, and a home economics talk, with about 85 people attending and a shared lunch.
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Farm Bureau
Rolfe School
Nelson
James DeWolf
Glyde Brinkman
G. S. Shriner
Bert Witt
Ole Syndegara
J. i . Brueke
Pocahontas County Rural Teachers Hold April Meeting
The Pocahontas County Rural Teachers Association met on Saturday April 24 in the court house assembly room. Officers were elected for the coming year and a county social picnic planned for May 5 at 3 30 on the court house grounds. Examinations for eighth and seventh grades scheduled for early May in Pocahontas Rolfe Laurens Palmer and Fonda with subjects listed for each day.
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Pocahontas County
Rural Teachers’ Association
Pocahontas
Florence Wells
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
Wiseman
Calhoun C O
Theo Gaskill
Lincoln Township
Rita Hanrahan
Marie Hosier
Mason City
Dorothy Ogden
Cedar Township
Helen Kennedy
Lake Township
Court House
Aletta Grant
Garfield Township
Helen Larson
Grant
Hazel Carlson
Grant Township
Vera Onnen
Lizard
Lavilla Johnson
Colifax Township
Mabelle Ryen
Garfield
Sarah Jones
Dover Township
Ruby Carlson
Beulah Bischoff
Colfax
Rolfe, Laurens, Palmer
Fonda
Wealthy American baker in Havana owns large western hemisphere organ
A prosperous American baker residing in Havana owns one of the largest pipe organs in the western hemisphere. Separately, farm mortgage borrowers from the 12 federal land banks reduced their mortgage principal by about 7.5 million dollars in 1936.
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Havana
Western Hemisphere
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